Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Children aged <5 years wasted for age was 1.5% in 2007. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2007)
1.5%
Change on year
up 400.0%
World rank
68th
of 77 countries
All-time high
3.7%
in 1998
All-time low
0.3%
in 2005
Years of data
6
1982–2007
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Nicaragua, 1982–2007
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children aged <5 years wasted for age in Nicaragua is 1.5%, measured in 2007.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 400.0% on the previous year and down 59.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children aged <5 years wasted for age in Nicaragua peaked at 3.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2005.
That places Nicaragua 68th out of 77 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.7% | — |
| 1993 | 2.4% | +242.9% |
| 1998 | 3.7% | +54.2% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -37.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -87.0% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +400.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.4% | 3.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2.3% | 3 |
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More health data for Nicaragua
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,175 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 215 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0223 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0196 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children aged <5 years wasted for age in Nicaragua?
- Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Nicaragua was 1.5% in 2007, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 1998.
- What is the lowest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2005.
- How does Nicaragua rank for children aged <5 years wasted for age?
- Nicaragua ranks 68th out of 77 countries with data for 2007.
- Is children aged <5 years wasted for age rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Children aged <5 years wasted for age (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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